Ecthelion was known as a man of wisdom, who encouraged worthy men to enter into his service. One who did so was the stranger [[Thorongil]], who fought for Gondor and severely damaged the [[Corsairs]]' fleet at Umbar in a [[Surprise Attack on Umbar|surprise attack]]. It later transpired that Thorongil was [[Aragorn|Aragorn Elessar]].<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref> [[Gandalf]] was also a welcome guest in [[Minas Tirith]] at the time, and Ecthelion strengthened [[Pelargir]] and refortified [[Cair Andros]].<ref name="Elendil"/>

Ecthelion was known as a man of wisdom, who encouraged worthy men to enter into his service. One who did so was the stranger [[Thorongil]], who fought for Gondor and severely damaged the [[Corsairs]]' fleet at Umbar in a [[Surprise Attack on Umbar|surprise attack]]. It later transpired that Thorongil was [[Aragorn|Aragorn Elessar]].<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref> [[Gandalf]] was also a welcome guest in [[Minas Tirith]] at the time, and Ecthelion strengthened [[Pelargir]] and refortified [[Cair Andros]].<ref name="Elendil"/>

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Ecthelion was followed by his son [[Denethor II|Denethor]] at his death in 2984.<ref name="South"/>

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Ecthelion was followed by his son [[Denethor]] at his death in 2984.<ref name="South"/>

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

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*''See [[Ecthelion of the Fountain#Etymology|Ecthelion of the Fountain: Etymology]]''

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*''See [[Ecthelion#Etymology|Ecthelion: Etymology]]''

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| dates={{TA|2953}} - {{TA|2984|n}}

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| next=[[Denethor II]]

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| next=[[Denethor|Denethor II]]

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Revision as of 12:42, 4 November 2012

The name Ecthelion refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Ecthelion (disambiguation).